St. Barnabas | |
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Constituency | |
District | New Providence |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2017 (current) 1967 (historic) |
Seats | 1 |
Party | Free National Movement |
Member(s) | Shanendon Cartwright |
St. Barnabas is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas recreated in 2017. [1] It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using the First past the post electoral system. It has been represented by Shanendon Cartwright from the FNM since 2017. [2]
The Nassau based constituency was known as New Providence South – St. Barnabas in the 20th century. [3] The seat was named St. Cecilia until 2012 when it was abolished. [4]
When St. Barnabas was recreated for the 2017 election, it took in parts of Fort Charlotte, Bains Town and Grants Town, Centreville and Englerston. [1]
Election | Parliament | Candidate | Party |
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1967 | Randol Fawkes | Labour Party | |
1968 | Randol Fawkes | Labour Party | |
1972 | S.S. Outten | Progressive Liberal Party | |
St. Cecilia | |||
1997 | 9th Bahamian Parliament | Cynthia A. Pratt | Progressive Liberal Party |
2002 | 10th Bahamian Parliament | ||
2007 | 11th Bahamian Parliament | ||
St. Barnabas | |||
2017 | 13th Bahamian Parliament | Shanendon Cartwright | Free National Movement |
2021 | 14th Bahamian Parliament |
Ruby Ann Darling ran as an independent candidate. [5]
This by-election was the final election contested by the Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party.
7 candidates contested the 2021 Bahamian general election including: [6]
Shanendon Cartwright from the FNM was re-elected with a reduced majority. [7]
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